Tyler Anderson (5-5, 3.43 ERA) and Jeff Samardzija (11-9, 4.06 ERA) start in the second of a three-game series between the Colorado Rockies (66-71) and the San Francisco Giants (73-64) at Coors Field. The Rockies won the last game 6-0, and Colorado leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 8:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sep. 6 and can be seen on CSBA and RTRM.
Anderson pitched 6.1 innings in his most recent start, surrendering zero runs, striking out five and walking two in a 7-0 win over the Dodgers. Trevor Story (.272, 67 Rs, 27 HRs, 72 RBIs, 8 SBs) went 1 for 2 yesterday with one RBI. Samardzija went 4.0 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out three and walking three in a 5-4 defeat to the Cubs in his last outing.
Notes
After last game’s shutout win against San Francisco, the Rockies now have seven shutouts this season. The Giants have been shut out in 10 games this season.
The Rockies are coming into this game after allowing no walks during their last outing. The Giants have a 0-5 record when opponents don’t give up any walks.
When they are outhit, the Rockies are 13-47. The Giants have a 13-44 record when opponents outhit them.
San Francisco ranks near the bottom of the league at 29th when it comes to home runs, hitting 111 this season. Colorado ranks in the top 10 with 177.
Ranking 11th, Colorado is in the top half of the league in walks, notching 441 this season. San Francisco ranks in the top five with 485.
The Rockies are 53-40 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Giants are 47-30 when they hit at least one homer.
